Kenya-1969: Ostrich and Antelope in the Wild Savanna

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Ostrich and Antelope in the Wild Savanna — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage footage captures a large bird, likely an ostrich, standing in a grassy savanna in Kenya. The clip transitions to a wide shot of a lone antelope grazing in an open plain under a dramatic purple-tinged sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The natural setting and wildlife suggest a safari or wildlife documentary from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125063323

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Kenya Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing brief Kenya safari wildlife coverage from visitor-shot 8mm footage.
Period detail: The supplied 1969 date and 8mm format support a late-1960s home-movie context, with no visible buildings, vehicles, clothing, or signage to date the scene independently.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing and distant animal views suggest an amateur safari observer recording wildlife opportunistically rather than staged natural-history coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall savanna grass, a large ostrich-like bird, open plains, a distant antelope-like animal, low horizon, cloudy sky, and dark film borders.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm archive texture through soft focus, heavy grain, purple-blue color shift, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld blur.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short wildlife insert, safari-memory cutaway, location transition, or atmospheric beat within archival Kenya travel material.
Historical context: The footage visually supports a visitor perspective on East African wildlife tourism or travel, while the frames alone do not identify a specific reserve or expedition.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and location should be verified separately from copyright or archive-use permissions.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife, vintage safari home movie, ostrich in savanna, antelope on open plain, and archival African wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 travel footage, then broader 1960s safari, savanna, and wildlife home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A large ostrich-like bird stands near tall savanna grass in Kenya footage dated 1969. — Ostrich-like bird standing at the edge of tall grass.

A distant antelope-like animal crosses or grazes on an open Kenyan plain under a purple-tinged sky. — Distant antelope-like animal on the open savanna plain.

A very distant animal appears on the open plain in soft 1969 Kenya 8mm safari footage. — Small distant animal shape against a broad sky and flat plain.

Blurred savanna grass and brush fill the frame during a handheld movement in the Kenya reel. — Handheld blur across grasses and brush near the end of the clip.

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